The Firehall Theatre Society
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 119232965RR0001 · Arts · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($1,368,599) as filed with the CRA.
The Firehall Theatre Society is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under arts. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $988K in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 13% from donations, 31% from government. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $91K.
Compared with 724 arts charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 57% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (6 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
The firehall theatre society produces presents and promotes theatre dance inter-disciplinary music and visual arts exhibitions performances and events. The charity's work is a reflection of the cultural pluralism of canada and includse workshops classes and artistic residencies along with exhibitions and performances. On average the firehall theatre society holds 300 performances/public events each year. Tickets are made equitable being either free or at a highly reduced rate for social service groups and low income residents of the downtown eastside. The society maintains the 118 …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $988K | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | — | $97K |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $990K | — | — | $478K |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $963K | $840K | — | — | $608K |
| 2021 | $895K | $594K | $479K | — | — | $435K |
| 2020 | $977K | $846K | $725K | $521 | — | -$14K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Received $91K from 7 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$391K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Christopher May (president); Erin Windross (secretary); Jo Swann (treasurer); Karen Marler (director); Lindsay Chen (director); Jacqui Mendes (director); Natasha Himer (director); Emily Lord (director); Robert Hollier (director); Donna Spencer (director ex-officio).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Firehall Theatre Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119232965RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.